Girls' name · since 1978
Tranisha
Tranisha has 189 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tranisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 189 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Tranisha recorded 189 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2005.
- #20,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 189 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tranisha ranks #20,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 189 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tranisha's 189 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tranisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tranisha splits its recorded history at 1992: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tranisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2005
- Peak year (1991)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Tranisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (119 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Tranisha's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Tranisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 119 births (63% of all-time use).
Tranisha by state
Where Tranisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.6% |
6 of 189 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Tranisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tranishas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tranisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tranisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.